Dustin Poirier Says Tony Ferguson ‘100 Percent’ Is Next In Line For Title Shot

Dustin Poirier is set to unify belts with Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 242. Whoever wins this fight will immediately be asked who is next. The lightweight division is stacked and there are several contenders for the belt. The likes of C…

Dustin Poirier is set to unify belts with Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 242. Whoever wins this fight will immediately be asked who is next. The lightweight division is stacked and there are several contenders for the belt. The likes of Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje, and Donald Cerrone all could […]

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Dana White Comments On Conor McGregor’s Sexual Assualt Allegation & Apology

Conor McGregor recently took to ESPN and apologized for his recent actions. Those included the incident where he allegedly punched a man in a bar and the phone incident in Miami. Something the Irishman never touched on was the alleged sexual assault al…

Conor McGregor recently took to ESPN and apologized for his recent actions. Those included the incident where he allegedly punched a man in a bar and the phone incident in Miami. Something the Irishman never touched on was the alleged sexual assault allegation that the New York Time reported. According to UFC president, Dana White, […]

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Dana White Responds To Backlash Of Darren Till vs. Kelvin Gastelum Matchup

Darren Till has his UFC middleweight debut booked as he will take on Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. Yet, many fans took to social media saying it was a bad matchup for the Englishman. What many fans were confused was why the UFC would give Till a top-five middleweight after UFC president, Dana White admitted […]

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Darren Till has his UFC middleweight debut booked as he will take on Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. Yet, many fans took to social media saying it was a bad matchup for the Englishman.

What many fans were confused was why the UFC would give Till a top-five middleweight after UFC president, Dana White admitted he rushed the Englishman too soon. According to the boss, there is a simple reason why.

“It’s the fight he wants,” White said to reporters after the Contender Series (h/t MMA Junkie).

Although it is a fight Darren Till wanted, it is not something the Las Vegas-based promotion had to give him. Yet, White admits they did try to talk him about it, but he was stubborn on the idea of fighting Kelvin Gastelum.

“We did,” White said. “Yes, we did. ‘That’s the fight I want.’ We went to him and said, ‘You sure this is the fight you want?’ He’s moving up. ‘You sure the Gastelum fight?’ That’s the fight I want.’ So, love it.”

Till, of course, is on a two-fight losing streak where he was submitted by Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 when he fought for the title. Then, at UFC London in March, he was knocked out cold by Jorge Masvidal in the second round to set up the move to middleweight.

Gastelum, meanwhile, is coming off of a decision loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 when he fought for the interim middleweight title. Before that, he was set to fight Robert Whittaker for the title at UFC 234 before the champ had to pull out on the day of the fight. To earn the title shot he beat Jacare Souza by decision and knocked out Michael Bisping.

Darren Till vs. Kelvin Gastelum goes down on Nov. 2 at UFC 244.

Who do you think will win the fight between Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum?

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Dana White Reveals What Conor McGregor Told Him About Sexual Assault Investigation

Conor McGregor has been in legal trouble as of late. The Irishman has dealt with the phone incident in Miami, allegedly punching a man in a pub, and then a sexual assault case that was in the New York Times that hasn’t gone anywhere since. So, McGregor went on ESPN and apologized for his actions […]

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Conor McGregor has been in legal trouble as of late. The Irishman has dealt with the phone incident in Miami, allegedly punching a man in a pub, and then a sexual assault case that was in the New York Times that hasn’t gone anywhere since.

So, McGregor went on ESPN and apologized for his actions as of late and said he is eager to return to the Octagon. For UFC president, Dana White, he is glad the former UFC champion apologized and assures it was not something the UFC or he told him to do.

“Conor and I talk at least a couple [of] times a month and I think he needed to do that,” White said following the Contender Series about McGregor’s apology (h/t MMA Fighting). “I didn’t tell him to do it. He did that on his own and good for him.”

Yet, what was never touched on in the interview was the sexual assault allegation against him. It was reported in late March and allegedly took place in a hotel in Dublin last December. According to the report from the New York Times, McGregor was taken into custody in January and questioned about the allegations. However, he was never arrested or charged.

Since the report, there has been no further word on it.

Now, however, Dana White was asked about it and says he doesn’t know anything about it and says Conor McGregor told him it is not him and someone else.

“I know zero about that,” White responded when asked about the sexual assault allegations. “To be honest with you, the back and forth that I’ve had with him about that, it’s not him. It’s somebody else so I don’t know.”

As of right now, Conor McGregor is not in any legal trouble for the sexual assault allegation.

What do you make of Dana White’s comments about Conor McGregor’s sexual assault allegation?

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Joseph Benavidez Doesn’t Think Henry Cejudo Is Different From Their First Fight

Despite his impressive win streak, Henry Cejudo isn’t a different fighter according to former title challenger Joseph Benavidez. UFC president Dana White recently revealed his plan was for Cejudo to defend his flyweight title next. Benavidez is the only challenger that makes sense at this point, and even holds a win over Cejudo. That was […]

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Despite his impressive win streak, Henry Cejudo isn’t a different fighter according to former title challenger Joseph Benavidez.

UFC president Dana White recently revealed his plan was for Cejudo to defend his flyweight title next. Benavidez is the only challenger that makes sense at this point, and even holds a win over Cejudo.

That was back in 2016 when he outpointed “The Messenger” in a split decision win. Since then, Cejudo has gone on a five-fight winning streak which includes wins over Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw and Marlon Moraes.

However, Benavidez doesn’t think Cejudo has really changed his game compared to when they first fought:

“(He’s) not very different, honestly,” Benavidez told MMA Junkie. “His confidence has probably grown, because of what he’s accomplished. But it’s hard to say. He fought me really good. I fought DJ really good. … He just maybe executed a few little things better against DJ that probably wouldn’t work well on me.

“… He dominated (Sergio) Pettis and (Jussier) Formiga. He was really good when he fought me. He was really good in those fights. Just, the name he went and beat after that. Went and beat DJ. He’s really good, but I don’t think he looked different than he did in my fight. He looked really good in my fight, too. We just had a little more back-and-forth.

“Then he went and knocked out T.J. That was a thing. He got a good win, but it’s like, how did he look in that fight? We don’t know. He ended it in 30 seconds. Props to him.”

Even if Cejudo has improved, the same can be said for Benavidez. That is why he is confident of getting another win over the Olympian:

“I’ve gotten better, too,” Benavidez explained. “There was just little things, but I think 100 percent I can (beat him). That fight (the first bout), it was a stand-up war. He was basically trying to match volume for volume and clean strikes for clean strikes. We stayed in each other’s face, and no one really beats me at that game.

“So, yeah, I think I can beat him there. And then there’s even little adjustments that you can make to even make sure I beat him again.”

What do you think of Benavidez’s comments?

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Dustin Poirier Believes Tony Ferguson Deserves Next Title Shot

Dustin Poirier is hoping to become the new undisputed lightweight champion. And he has a fairly good idea on who his first title defense could be against. Currently holding the interim title, Poirier faces Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7 in Abu Dhabi. Whoever wins on the […]

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Dustin Poirier is hoping to become the new undisputed lightweight champion. And he has a fairly good idea on who his first title defense could be against.

Currently holding the interim title, Poirier faces Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7 in Abu Dhabi. Whoever wins on the night could defend their title against two realistic options — Tony Ferguson or Conor McGregor.

Many would agree that Ferguson deserves the next shot especially as he’s on a 12-fight winning streak and never lost his interim title in a fight. However, there’s always the possibility of McGregor skipping the line because of how big a star he is.

For Poirier, however, only man deserves to get the next title shot:

“100 percent it’s Tony Ferguson without a second guess,” Poirier told MMA Fighting on the UFC 242 media conference call on Tuesday. “Without any argument, it’s Tony Ferguson. No doubt.”

However, if Poirier wants to be the one defending the belt against Ferguson, he must do what no other fighter has done — beat Nurmagomedov. That is one reason why he is not looking past UFC 242:

“Honestly I don’t think about that type of stuff because 25 minutes with Khabib is all I can focus on right now,” Poirier added. “I can’t disrespect the work that needs to be done Sept. 7.”

Do you think Ferguson will get then next shot? If so, who do you think he’ll end up facing?

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